Description
Sources Sought: This announcement is a Request for Information (RFI). This is not a request for proposal and no award will be made as a result of this sources sought announcement. The information received as a result of this announcement will be used for market research purposes. The US General Services Administration, Public Building Service, Northeast and Caribbean Region is seeking for informational and planning purposes, qualified and experienced sources capable of providing a 100% world wide web based (Internet) accessible subscription to databases that contain various real estate market and financial information. The database must include search engine capability that allow for search queries based on criteria such as location, property type, specific building address. All documents must be available for immediate viewing online in electronic based PDF or HTML format, must be fully printable, and must provide a licensing arrangement which will permit authorized downloading to hard drive or other electronic storage media. At a minimum, the subscription must provide the following: 1. Required geographic coverage: Kings County (Brooklyn), NY; Queens County (Queens), NY; Bronx County, NY; New York County (Manhattan), NY; Westchester County, NY; Nassau County, NY; Suffolk County, NY and Newark, NJ. 2. Searchable database of researched sales comparables for all property types, which must be objective commercial real estate information and data. 3. Searchable database containing comprehensive property details including building location, class, zoning, available space, asking rents and sales prices, ownership type, vacancy rates, and historical property information. 4. Comprehensive analytical reports that detail vacancy and rental rate trends, sales and loan information (e.g. financing terms, capitalization rates, income and expense), and assessment data for each geographic area listed above. 5. Database subscription must have the capability to allow client to research information that gives valuable analytic insights to specific markets. 6. The subscription must include help desk services accessible via online and by telephone. 7. The subscription must also include either a web based online tutorial to educate the user on the subscribed services and databases and/or onsite training and product orientation. CAPABILITIES SUBMISSION: All interested firms should submit a description that outlines the firms capabilities in providing the required services. Included in the submission, please describe how often databases are updated to reflect current real estate market data in accordance with customary commercial practices. Firms are encouraged to submit all product/service information that is customarily made available to prospective commercial customers. Please mail all responses to this Request for Information to the attention of Steven Delia, 26 Federal Plaza, Room 1703, New York, NY 10278. Please direct all questions or comments to Steven Delia at (212) 264-0286. THIS SOURCES SOUGHT POSTING IS FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY. It does not constitute a solicitation and is not to be construed as a commitment by the government to issue a solicitation in the future. RESPONSES ARE DUE NO LATER THAN 15 JUNE 2007.